Week 8 Waiver Wire + QB Streamers
Get the full Waiver Wire breakdown on Episode #624 of The Fantasy Footballers Podcast – Week 8 Waivers & QB Streamers. Players may be listed below due to the Week 7 Studs & Duds performances as well as Week 7 Injuries. Here are the main players discussed on today’s show:
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WR
- Main Waiver Wire Pickups
- GB Geronimo Allison (37% owned) @LAR
- A favorite WR add among the Footballers if available in your league. Allison missed time with a hamstring injury but is hopeful to return to game action with the Packers coming off their Bye Week.
- GB Marquez Valdes-Scantling (8% owned) @LAR
- ARI Christian Kirk (26% owned) vs SF
- NO Tre’Quan Smith (17% owned) @MIN
- With Ted Ginn on IR, Smith out-snapped Cameron Meredith big time.
- LAC Tyrell Williams (15% owned) on BYE then @SEA
- Boom/Bust player but
- LAC Mike Williams (50% owned) on BYE then @SEA
- NYJ Robby Anderson (47% owned) @CHI
- Owners were burned when all of sudden Robby got 10 targets instead of Kearse. The Jets also signed Rishard Matthews. Will it stay unpredictable? Probably.
- DEN Courtland Sutton (5% owned) @KC
- Sutton could have big opportunity IF the Broncos were to trade Emmanuel Sanders or Demaryius Thomas.
- MIA Danny Amendola (10% owned) @HOU
- Both Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson are out for at least Week 8.
- GB Geronimo Allison (37% owned) @LAR
RB
- Main Waiver Wire Pickups
- IND Marlon Mack (56% owned) @OAK
- The clear top RB add if available in your league.
- ATL Ito Smith (54% owned) on BYE then @WAS
- OAK Jalen Richard (22% owned) vs IND
- Marshawn Lynch to the IR. Jalen Richard has averaged close to 6 receptions a game.
- OAK Doug Martin (24% owned) vs IND
- KRAMPUS may return to fantasy “relevance” with Lynch hitting the IR.
- BUF Chris Ivory (8% owned) vs NE
- LeSean McCoy left early with a concussion and did not return. He also appeared to injure his right ankle, but the Bills haven’t reported on that.
- SF Raheem Mostert (13% owned) @ARI
- “Colonel Mustard” could continue to see work IF Matt Breida actually misses a game. The Cardinals have given up A LOT of points to running backs. Mostert was also featured in the Week 8 Waiver Wire Film Study
- GB Aaron Jones (69% owned) @LAR
- CLE Duke Johnson (54% owned) @PIT
- PHI Wendell Smallwood (50% owned) vs JAX
- NE Kenjon Barner (1% owned) @BUF
- Sony Michel suffered an MCL sprain and is week-to-week. The Patriots could sign someone but right now it’s James White and Kenjon Barner.
- DEN Devontae Booker (3% owned) @DET
- Royce Freeman suffered an ankle sprain and could miss Week 8 (or more).
- HOU D’Onta Foreman (18% owned) @KC
- NYJ Trenton Cannon (0% owned) @CHI
- WAS Kapri Bibbs (2% owned) @NYG
- Chris Thompson missed another game, and Bibbs caught 4 passes and took one for a TD.
- IND Marlon Mack (56% owned) @OAK
- Handcuff watch
- KC Spencer Ware (4% owned)
- CIN Giovani Bernard (33% owned)
- ARI Chase Edmonds (1% owned)
- LAR Malcolm Brown (2% owned)
- CAR C.J. Anderson (16% owned)
- DAL Rod Smith (1% owned)
- NYG Wayne Gallman (1% owned)
TE
- Main Waiver Wire Pickups
- CIN C.J. Uzomah (52% owned) vs TB
- PIT Vance McDonald (40% owned) vs CLE
- NO Ben Watson (40% owned) @MIN
QB Streamers
Andy – Andy Dalton vs. TB
Jason – Mitch Trubisky vs NYJ
Mike – C.J. Beathard at ARZ